Bellator 256 Best Bets: Bellator 256 goes down on Friday, April 9th from the Mohegan Sun arena in Uncasville, CT. The event is headlined by former Bellator Light-Heavyweight Champion, and current Bellator Heavyweight Champion, Ryan Bader, as he takes on the former UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion, Lyoto Machida, in the first of four matches in the Bellator Light-Heavyweight Grand Prix.
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Ryan Bader comes into his second career bout against Lyoto Machida, having lost to Machida in the UFC over 9 years ago. Since 2016, Bader has won 5 of his 10 bouts by stoppage, going 5-4-1 on the ‘Inside the Distance’ prop for +3.14 units, while 6 of his 10 bouts have gone Under the betting total in that stretch, going 6-3-1 for +4.39 units profit.
Meanwhile, Machida’s most profitable betting trend to back over the last 5 years has been on the ‘to Win by Decision’ prop, where Machida has just a 2-7 record, but has profited +2.9 units in that stretch. The two square off in an epic rematch on Friday night in the Bellator cage.
Bellator 256 Best Bets
| Stake | Wager | Odds | Sportsbook |
| 1% (0.4u) | Lyoto Machida to Win Outright | +240 | Pinnacle |
| 2.5% (1u) | Bader/Machida Under 3.5 Rounds | -150 | Pinnacle |
| 2.5% (1u) | Zigano/Parker (Round 3 Starts) | +109 | 1XBet |
| 1.5% (0.6u) | Adam Borics to Win Outright | -104 | Pinnacle |
| 1.4% (0.56u) | Kennedy/Borics Under 2.5 Rounds | +160 | Pinnacle |
| 1.4% (0.56u) | Law/Ghareeb (Fight Starts Round 2: No) | +135 | 1XBet |
| 1.4% (0.56u) | Graff/Avsaragova Over 2.5 Rounds | -119 | Pinnacle |
| 1.4% (0.56u) | Yamauchi/Monet Under 2.5 Rounds | -156 | Pinnacle |
| 2.5% (1u) | Nogueira/Borga (Round 2 Starts), Liz Carmouche to Win Outright (Parlay) | +139 | 1XBet |
| 2.4% (0.96u) | Carmouche/Porto Over 2.5 Rounds, Talita Nogueira to Win Outright (Parlay) | -156 | Pinnacle |
2021 MMA Record: 121-136, +4.2 units Verified via BetMMA.tips